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Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren is an American fashion brand, founded by the designer Ralph Lauren in 1967 in New York. The company produces apparel, accessories, footwear and home collections, with lines including Polo Ralph Lauren and Ralph Lauren Purple Label.

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Fashion Week

Richer in Monochrome

A Gothic highschool Cinderella with echoes of The Addams Family, Beetlejuice and all those little trading figurines Tim Burton created. 


Fashion Week

Old England Meeting New Mexico

A parade of classic Lauren-isms: fifty shades of beige cashmere in everything from twinsets to topcoats.


Fashion Week

Marc, Calvin and Ralph Close NYFW

On the last day of NYFW, you could get a sense of where American fashion has been, where it is now, and where it might — or would like — to be going.


Fashion Week

One of the Weirdest Fashion Weeks

The wide range of formats and approaches on display in New York seemed to underscore the underlying uncertainty of an industry in flux.


Financial Markets

The Growth Conundrum

As key global markets continue to cool, business growth in the luxury sector will be hard won in 2016. But, here are three levers that fashion’s luxury megabrands can employ to drive growth.


Technology

The Digital Iceberg

Fashion brands are adapting their marketing strategies for a digital reality that goes far deeper than online sales.


News & Analysis

Chinese Tourists Boost Japanese Mall Sales to Record

Chinese tourists buying million-yen watches and luxury brands helped boost sales at Japanese premium outlet malls owned by Mitsubishi Estate Co. to a record last year, as a weaker currency led to a surge in bargain-hunting visitors.


Financial Markets

Weak Sales at Kohl's, Ralph Lauren Spark Selloff in Retailers

Ralph Lauren Corp and Kohl's Corp warned of a tough year ahead after reporting disappointing holiday-quarter sales on Thursday, leading investors to dump their stocks and dragging down shares of several other retailers.


Financial Markets

Ralph Lauren Shares Tumble After Company Cuts Annual Forecast

Ralph Lauren Corp., the apparel company known for preppy fashions, fell as much as 13 percent in early trading after cutting its annual forecast.


Financial Markets

Gap Shares Tumble After Sales Plunge at Once-Hot Old Navy Brand

Gap Inc. fell as much as 9.1 percent in late trading after December sales tumbled at its Old Navy chain, which was long seen as the company’s brightest star.